Artwork Page for Edith, Danville, Virginia

Details / Information for Edith, Danville, Virginia

Edith, Danville, Virginia

1967, printed c. 1980

Emmet Gowin

(American, 1941-)
Culture
America
Medium
gelatin silver print
Measurements
Image: 15.9 x 16 cm (6 1/4 x 6 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Carl and Joan Schneider 2021.227
Copyright
Copyright
This artwork is known to be under copyright.
Location
Not on view
Print
?

Did You Know?

It was Emmet Gowin’s intimate portraits of his wife and family that first brought his art national attention.

Description

The startling intimacy and directness of Emmet Gowin’s portrait of his wife Edith is both inviting and off-putting. Edith, naked, opens the door to welcome her husband. But thanks to the camera, Gowin lets us experience the couple’s openness and mutual trust. “There are things in your life that only you will see, stories that only you will hear,” said Emmet Gowin. “If you don’t tell them or write them down, if you don’t make the picture, these things will not be seen, these things will not be heard.”

Edith, Danville, Virginia

1967, printed c. 1980

Emmet Gowin

(American, 1941-)
America

See Also

Visually Similar by AI

    Contact Us

    The information about this object, including provenance, may not be currently accurate. If you notice a mistake or have additional information about this object, please email collectionsdata@clevelandart.org.

    To request more information about this object, study images, or bibliography, contact the Ingalls Library Reference Desk.

    All images and data available through Open Access can be downloaded for free. For images not available through Open Access, or any image with a color bar, request a digital file from Image Services.